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A exactly B mostly C only D nearly Neither English nor other languages _ to a particular nation A belong B belongs C are belonging D is belonging 50 Tests For English 9, Semester III READING Read each of the following passage and then fill in the numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase (2,5 pts) It was a market day So people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning As it was an old town, even the main street was too (1) and soon became overcrowded There was not enough (2) for all the people on the path at the roadside, and they (3) into the road, causing danger to their lives from passing cars and lorries, the drivers of which were constantly blowing their horns to (4) people to get out of their way Yet it was a (5) scene Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to sell to the townsfolk Men with carts (6) their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their (7) They were selling apples, orange and grapes-the harvest of their fields Women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking, while children rushed in and out of the crowds (8) when they saw something they wanted but they could not have, or crying with few when they got lost The noise went on all day People did not even stop for a meal, but (9) to buy bits or meal cooked over a fire or bread or ice cream from the street sellers The rubbish from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street And finally, when night at last came, the street emptied and only the rubbish (10) , sadly blowing about in the cool night wind A small B crowded C marrow D short A land B area C ground D room A presented B rushed C removed D wandered A warm B persuade C reduce D scold A through B desperate C colourful D silent A forced B walked C found D took A voices B prices 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 10 C A C A C A C heads stirring screaming preferred declined remained lay D carts B stating D spitting B obliged D hesitated B left D piled IV WRITING From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) The / is / being / earth / threatened / water / and / by / air / pollution A The earth is being threatened by water and air pollution B The earth is threatened being by water and air pollution C The earth is being threatened by pollution and air water D The being is earth threatened by water and air pollution I'm / that / sorry / I / your / damaged / backpack A I'm sorry I that damaged your backpack B I'm sorry I damaged that your backpack C I'm sorry that I backpack your damaged D I'm sorry that I damaged your backpack Sarly / not / be / will / able / to / us / in / the / join / camping A Sarly will not be to able join us in the camping B Sarly will not be able to join us in the camping C Sarly will not be the able to join us in camping D Sarly will not be able to us in the join camping People / more / recycling / aware / are / of / paper A People are more of aware recycling paper B People are more aware recycling of paper C People are more aware of recycling paper D People are aware of more recycling paper I'm / disappointed / very / that / didn't / show / you / up / at / my / party A I'm very disappointed that you didn't show up at my party B I'm very that disappointed you didn't show up at my party C I'm very disappointed that you didn't up at my show party D I'm very show up that you didn't disappointed at my party 50 Tests For English 9, Semester TEST Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A compose B Hinduism C considerate D Islam A occur B coin C collapse D ancient A priority B sticky C typhoon D mysterious A territory B official C compulsory D symbol A inspiration B slit C mysterious D minimize II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) I'll find the person who did it, he is! A what B whom C whoever D which It was Sept 2, 1945 the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was founded A when B that C since D before It is no longer a question now China can afford so many people with enough food A if B that C whether D when I was halfway back to the hospital where the doctor was working Simon caught up with me A when B while C until D though He didn't break the bad news to his mother that she might break down A unless B for C because D for fear 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Monitor suggested that a class meeting to discuss what to begin with A be held B should hold C would be held D to be held Africa and Asia are separated by Sues Canal A a B an C the D one , he knows how to live and study A A child as he is B As he is a child C Although he is a child D Though he is child He ordered the room A to be swept B to sweep C sweeping D being swept Mary from her school for more than a month A has left B has gone away C went away D has been away A map of the world up the wall A is / in B was / on C is hanged / on D was hanged / in His father seldom has lunch at home, he? A doesn't B does C hasn't D has When the clock eleven, she was going to bed A beat B stuck C knocked D struck The apples from this tree sweet and delicious A cook B smell C taste D appear ‟ Look, there are many beautiful kites in the sky ‟ Great They can our wishes to God 10 A carry B fetch C take D bring 50 Tests For English 9, Semester III READING Read each of the following passage and then fill in the numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase (2,5 pts) The angry woman sat in the station office "The railway should pay me $12, "She said to Harry, the man who sold the ticket "My ticket was (1) May 22nd, and there was (2) train from Jersey that night My daughter and I had to stay in a hotel It cost me $12." Harry was worried He remembered (3) the woman a return ticket After he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right However, had he made (4) mistakes? (5) what to do, he smiled at the child "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?" he said to her "Yes," she answered shyly "The seashore was (6) And I can swim (7) !" "That's fine," said Harry, "My little girl can't swim a bit yet Of course, she's only three " "I'm four, "the child said proudly "I'll soon be four and a half." Harry turned to the mother, "I remember your ticket, madam." he said "But you didn' t get one for your daughter, (8) you?""Well," the woman looked at the child "I mean she hasn't started school yet She is only four " "A four-year-old child (9) have a ticket, madam A child's return ticket to Jersey costs $13.50 So if the railway pays your hotel bill, you will owe $1.50 The law is the law, but since the mistake was (10) " Saying nothing, the woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office A at B on C for D in A not B no C a D the A to sell B buying C to buy D selling A such a careless B such careless C so careless D so a careless 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 11 14 The whole community _ to make the playground safe and aesthetic A pitched on B pitched in C pitched over D pitched away 15 After weeks of planning the escape, Sue finally started to believe they could _ A pull it off B pull it forward C pull it up D pull it on III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauties of the countryside This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far away from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall In 1907, a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory for the summer holidays Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money The idea was a success A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby This was the first Young Hostel Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostels and get to know each other When young people arrive at a hostel, they have only to show their card of membership in a hostel organization in their own country This car will permit them to use the facilities of hostels all over the world for a very low price Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or the world will happen to meet at the same hostel They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal, with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period One can learn a lot of things about other places, just by meeting people who come from those places For this reason, a few weeks spent" hosteling"can just as useful a part of ones education as classes in school 194 50 Tests For English 9, Semester The word "hostel" is closest in meaning to A a school B schoolhouse C hospital D dormitory The first Young Hostel was opened in A America B Australia C Europe D Asia According to the passage, young people can pay less for their stay in a hostel if they A arrive early enough B have enough equipment C have a card of membership in the where they are staying D have a card of membership in the hostel of their country From the passage we may see that hostels are important mainly because they A not cost very much B are nice places to spend the night C get people from different places to meet each other D offer good service The best title for the passage may be A Youth Organization B Education out of School C International Travel D Summer Holidays IV WRITING Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct The tickets were been given to Mike and Dave A B C D I was certain that I would go to the dance, because of the odds A B C D did seem to be against me going Fruits are especially plenty in the summertime, but I like the A B C D peaches, cantaloupe and watermelon Go on the stage if you knew the part good A B C D Whenver she goes, she brings sunshine A B C D 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 195 TEST 48 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A teach B beach C ear D beam A between B enact C inexpensive D market A disastrous B ourselves C courteous D ambitious A chart B check C challenge D chemise A bureau B industry C clumsy D hurry II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) I've read English for twenty minutes I want to read _ minutes A a few more B more a few C a little more D more a little He considered right to go together with us A that B him C it D himself _ of the two brothers is satisfied with the result A Both B Either C Every D None I have already spent one week at the summer camp, and I will stay for weeks A else two B other two C more two D another two Either the teacher or the students _ your books A has B have C needs D wants Colleges and universities are high school graduates go if they wish to pursue a higher education A where B when C which D how The lower in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus A the level of lighting B light level C leveling of light D lighting is level 196 50 Tests For English 9, Semester Muskrats generally _ close to the edge of a bog, where their favorite plant foods grow plentifully A staying B they are staying C stay D to stay there With affection and humor, poet Phyllis McGinley of ordinary life A the virtues were praised B praised the virtues C she praised the virtues D her praise of the virtues 10 Fruit is one of the most abundant, nutritious, and _ foods a person can eat A delicious B too delicious C is it delicious D tastes delicious 11 Sophonisba P Breckinridge, the first woman admitted to the bar in Kentucky, eventually abandoned her legal career and became a social worker A supported B prosecuted C gave up D tired of 12 In the twentieth century new drugs have markedly improved health throughout the world A recently B consistently C supposedly D noticeably 13 The state of Washington was formerly part of the Oregon Territory A probably B previously C recently D for a short time 14 The prevalent term for mechanical temperature-control systems in buildings is "environmental control technology " A most technical B most popular C most accurate D most descriptive 15 Most of the hills in Kansas have gentle slopes, but some of them are very steep A moderate B rocky C sheer D swampy III READING 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 197 Read the passage and then choose the correct answer (2,5 pts) There was no moon and the garden was almost completely dark The house at the far end of the garden was a big figure It was impossible to see the window or the doors clearly The man smiled to himself He had never expected such a good night for his plan He moved as quietly as possible up the garden towards the house He stepped on a dead branch which broke under his feet, making a loud noise He stopped with his heart beating fast as he was worried that the noise would be heard But everything remained dark and quiet When he felt safe again, the man continued to move nearer to the house Only a few minutes had passed, but it seemed like hours to him He reached the narrow stone path which ran along the back wall of the house Here he waited for a few seconds before crossing the path He then moved along the wall, going from window to window, trying to find one which was open All were closed He had expected this Rich men are usually very careful with windows and doors When the branch broke, the man A had his feet hurt B stopped moving C ran away D was too frightened to leave The man smiled to himself because A he could probably realize his plan B the house was at the end of the garden C it was a night he never expected D it was hard to see the windows or the doors clearly As the man moved up the garden, he A often stepped on branches B felt happy all the time C tried not to be seen D crawled along the ground The man had expected A each of the windows to be open B one of the windows to be open C the windows to be carefully watched D none of the windows to be open 198 50 Tests For English 9, Semester What you think the-man would do? He would probably try to A a survey of the house B rob the house C find out whether the owner was at home D steal those who were living in the house IV WRITING From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) Listening / the / to / song / singing / and / it / are / the / not / same A Listening to the song and the singing it are not same B Listening to the singing and song it are not the same C Listening to the song and not singing it are the same D Listening to the song and singing it are not the same They / building / are / a / new / in / this / bridge / region A They are building a new bridge in this region B They are building a bridge new in this region C They are building this new bridge in a region D They are building a new region in this bridge My / always / mother / big / cooks / breakfast A My mother cooks always big breakfast B My mother always cooks big breakfast C My mother always big cooks breakfast D My mother always cooks breakfast big Unemployment / causes / often / illiteracy / vice / and / versa A Unemployment often illiteracy causes and vice versa B Unemployment often causes illiteracy and vice versa C Unemployment causes often illiteracy and vice versa D Unemployment often causes illiteracy and versa vice The / play / class / received / a / ovation / on / standing / the / first / night A The class play received a standing ovation on the first night B The class play received a ovation standing on the first night C The class play received a standing ovation on the night first D The class play received a standing on ovation the first night 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 199 TEST 49 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A freedom B concede C priority D compile A music B please C deposit D stall A four B thought C ought D journey A forecast B hard C father D car A whodunit B wheel C whale D wharf II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) The stadium was packed with _ of spectators who came to watch the game A hundreds of thousands B hundred thousands C thousands upon thousands D both A and C We didn't arrive at the theatre until _ finished A the first act B act one C act first D both A and B I have been told _ not to turn on the light with wet hands A hundreds of times B many hundreds times C hundred of times D a hundred time took part in the celebration held at the end of the year A Three thousands people B Three thousands of people C Three thousand of people D Three thousand people The test being tough, only of the students have passed it A two third B two-thirds C second-three D second-thirds Their keen senses of hearing and smell have made some types of dogs _ in hunting and tracking and as security guards 200 50 Tests For English 9, Semester A as valuable B of the value C are valued D valuable A fuel is a substance used light, heat, or energy A generating B generates C to generate D it is generating Almost all paper contains cellulose, a substance _ in all plants A found B is found C being found D has been found Unlike the owl, bats cannot see very well, but they have A it hears very well B very good to hear C hearing very well D very good hearing 10 became a state in 1876 A When Colorado B Colorado C It was Colorado D Colorado, which 11 Cowbirds will lay eggs in the nests of other birds if those nests are left unattended A disorganized B unguarded C incomplete D unwanted 12 Novelist and short story writer Willa Cather emphasized the need for artists to be free from the constraining influences of their surroundings A immoral B.external C inhibiting D stabilizing 13 The portion of the total income of United States airlines which comes from carrying cargo is roughly ten percent A around B usually C actually D frequently 14 In her acting, Fanny Brice found her knowledge of the many accents of New York City's East Side to be a considerable asset A mistake B annoyance C curiosity D advantage 15 Attempts to transfuse human blood were first reported in the seventeenth century A Temptations B Efforts C Bottles D Laboratories III READING 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 201 Read each of the following passages and then fill in the numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase By now you've probably heard of AIDS AIDS makes it hard or sometimes impossible for a person to (1) and fight disease because the AIDS virus (known as HIV) (2) the body's immune system People with AIDS are easily (3) by certain disease, such as pneumonia and some forms of cancer Some scientists say that as many as 10 million people in the world may already have the virus that cause this (4) , deadly disease Some people (5) the AIDS virus but not have (6) of the disease themselves These people can give (7) the AIDS virus and may someday develop AIDS themselves At this time there is no (8) for AIDS The only way to avoid getting AIDS is to avoid (9) with infected blood or other body fluids You can find out more about AIDS at your local library One especially (10) book is WE HAVE AIDS, in which mine young people with AIDS tell the stories A refuse B rescue C risk D resist A wounds B hurts C destroys D damages A affected B killed C spoiled D caused A fast B painful C weak D fever A own B affect C carry D obtain A way B symptoms C signs D symbols A others B the other C another D one A treat B cure C help D hope A living B talking C touch D contact 10 A useful B interesting C medical D informative IV WRITING 202 50 Tests For English 9, Semester From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D The / gave / boss / the / two / secretary / reports / to / type A The boss gave the two secretary reports to type B The boss gave the two reports secretary to type C The boss gave the secretary two type to reports D The boss gave the secretary two reports to type The / man / black / suddenly / disappeared, / the / white / one / alone / leaving / with / the / gangs A The black man disappeared suddenly, leaving the white one alone with the gangs B The black man suddenly disappeared, the leaving white one alone with the gangs C The black man suddenly disappeared, leaving the white one alone with the gangs D The man black suddenly disappeared, leaving the white one alone with the gangs He / came / in, / nothing / saying / and / a / lighting / cigarette A He came in, saying nothing and lighting a cigarette B He came in, nothing saying and lighting a cigarette C He came in, saying nothing and a lighting cigarette D He came in, saying nothing and a lighting cigarette When / the / will / price / houses / of / fall ? A When will the houses of price fall ? B When will the price of houses fall ? C When the price of houses will fall ? D When will price the houses of fall ? Where / now / you / are / going? / I’m / downtown / coming / to / for / buy / something / lunch A Where are you going now? I’m buy to coming downtown something for lunch B Where are you going now? I’m downtown coming to buy something for lunch C Where are you going now? I’m coming to downtown for buy something lunch 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 203 D Where are you going now? I’m coming downtown to buy something for lunch TEST 50 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A court B foul C outcome D gout A concrete B discrete C interest D eternity A chaff B machine C choice D crutch A junk B pollute C jungle D bus A dormitory B nominate C model D cotton II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) The number of flights from Shanghai to Beijing year after year A have increased B increase C are increasing D is increasing Mrs Jones has lived in this city for nearly ten years, so she the life here A used to B was used to C has got used to D got used to Tim and Jane _ for twenty years A have married B have been married C married D are married It's the third time you _ late this week A had arrived B have arrived C arrived D arrive The typewriter _ sometime next week 204 A is to repair B is going to repair C is to be repaired D is repaired 50 Tests For English 9, Semester Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, _ is used for objects, such as roller skate wheels, in which hardness is desired A and B it C what D thus on water depends on the density of both the object and the water A An object floats B Whether an object floats C Does an object float D So an object floats Impressionist artists tried transitory visual impressions of the real world A to capture B capture it C to capture it D captures Prehistoric people made paints by grinding colored materials into powder and adding water A if vegetation and clay B that vegetation and clay are C how vegetation and clay D such as vegetation and clay 10 Effective teachers and understand the needs of their students A subjects are thoroughly known B know their subjects thoroughly C thoroughly know their subjects are D their subjects are thoroughly known 11 Some botanists fear that the worldwide transfer of plant species is threatening the Earth's biological diversity A accidental B rapid C illegal D global 12 Several colleges and universities in the United States are now requiring that their students purchase personal computers A insisting B assuming C reporting D admitting 13 Louise May Alcott based the principal characters of her book Little Women on her sisters and herself 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 205 A female B complex C central D original 14 The most important result of the Lewis and Clark expedition was that it enabled the United States to claim the Oregon region A regret B problem C outcome D controversy 15 Among the men and women who reshaped the American working class during the early 1900's, there were many who were not members of labor unions A challenged the rights of B criticized the views of C interviewed the leaders of D changed the character of III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Union as the forty-ninth state in 1959 Alaska is now the largest of all the fifty states of the U.S It was in 1867 that President A Johnson's Secretary of State Seward, bought Alaska from the Russians at cost of $7.2 million The buying of the huge northern land seemed at first something foolishly done Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and it appeared to have no importance in time of war Besides, there are volcanoes there, as Alaska lies on the Pacific "ring of fire" In Alaska, large treeless areas are covered with snow all the year For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly" at that time However, in 1896, gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into the place, since then other important natural resources were discovered, including oil But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that the northern land discloses to them For example, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska And in a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for eighty-two days every year Alaska became one of the fifty states of America _ A in 1867 B in 1896 206 50 Tests For English 9, Semester C as soon as it was sold to America D 92 years after the U.S.A bought it Volcanoes are found in Alaska because _ A its large part is covered with snow B it lies at the northern top of America C it's on the fire ring of the Pacific D there are so many islands there At first people thought it foolish to buy Alaska because _ A it was very difficult to reach Alaska B they didn't know it was rich in natural resources C there was nothing but snow there D they didn't believe it was of any importance in time of war Visitors come to Alaska to _ A study its volcanoes B discover natural resources C dig for gold and get oil D enjoy the beauty of the nature Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _ A The sun does not set in Alaska B For 28 days the sun cannot be seen in Alaska C The sunlight shines on a certain area of Alaska for nearly a season D The sun hangs over some parts of Alaska for nearly one fourth of a year IV WRITING Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts) I ought to go to bed early tonights because I’ve got to get up at A B C D 5.30 tomorrow You should tell me where you are going to be late I always A B C D worry if you don’t 50 Tests For English 9, Semester 207 We should check what was the film started before we left A B C D We’ve missed the beginning! You need to phone me for the homework I knew about it anyway A B C D We have to pay to get on the museum It was free A B C D * * 208 * 50 Tests For English 9, Semester